Life, Law & Culture

What’s in a name? Glendalough
In Australia, so many of our place names and street names have European origins. Recently, I visited Glendalough, in County…
You’re the Voice – YES, You are the voice!
The serendipity of the pairing between John Farnham’s 1986 hit single You’re the Voice and the Voice to Parliament referendum…
Australia tops the world for podcast listening. Why do we love them so?
“We’re here because this moment demands an explanation.” So begins the first ever episode of New York Times’ The Daily…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Voice, The Backflip, The Kiss, Qantas, China, Russia & Ukraine
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’…
YES23 Campaign Kicks Off At Cottesloe
Yesterday, in bright sunshine at Cottesloe Beach, and under the gaze of a large crowd of YES supporters, as well…
Getting The Voice – How do the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases stack up?
In the coming weeks, Australians will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” to the constitutional amendment to recognise Aboriginal…
Our Human Faces – On Murujuga In 1981
As a university student on a break from study and raising my two children, I left my home in Orient…
Getting The Voice – #BusinessForTheVoice
This full page advert, signed by some 460 Australian Directors, has appeared this morning in all major daily’s in Australia…
After The Game v Hawthorn – With Grumbles
A very even performance, I thought. One that’ll keep the fans happy, well, happy enough. A good, consistent, well-executed 37…